Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Bumsoo Han
Biomedical Engineering
BIOENGINEERING ELEVATED TALK, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, "Engineering the Tumor Microenvironment: Transport, Coagulation, and Therapeutic Reprogramming in Pancreatic Cancer"
Dr. Bumsoo Han, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
In person in SMBB 2650!
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies, characterized by a dense stromal microenvironment that promotes tumor progression, restricts therapeutic transport, and contributes to treatment resistance. Despite extensive efforts to target the tumor stroma, clinical translation has been challenging, partly because stromal components can exert both tumor-promoting and tumor-restraining functions. These challenges motivate a fundamental question: "How do transport processes govern the interactions between physical tissue architecture, molecular signaling, and disease progression?" Our research addresses this question by…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 6, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
For more info visit www.biotransportgroup.org.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Trey Blackwell
Biomedical Engineering
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation:
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
7. Modeling and Implementation of a Feedback-Controlled Venturi-Based System for Non-Invasive Ventilation
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
HELIX 5N201 (5th Floor)
Zoom Meeting ID: 840 9209 1136 ~ Passcode: 292335
Presenter: Trey Blackwell
Advisor: Dr. Kai Kuck
Procedural sedation is the management of awareness and pain during medical procedures through anesthesia without complete loss of consciousness. The medications used in procedural sedation are known to cause respiratory depression, apnea, and oxygen desaturation. Supplemental oxygen is often administered through a mask or nasal cannula to mitigate this risk, but airway obstruction can significantly reduce its benefits by limiting oxygen flow to the lungs. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) with a non-invasive ventilator has been shown to be effective at mitigating airway obstruction and allowing oxygen to flow freely to the…
Campus Locations: Healthcare, Educators, Leaders & Innovators Complex (HELIX). Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 840 9209 1136 ~ Passcode: 292335. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Tyler N. Thompson
Biomedical Engineering
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation:
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Task-Aligned Medical Imaging: Learning Expert Objectives for Acquisition, Reconstruction, and Quantitative Analysis
Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
SMBB 3250 ~ Large conference room in the BME office suite
Zoom Meeting ID: 873 0227 6376 ~ Passcode: 358349
Presenter: Tyler N. Thompson
Advisor: Dr. Edward W. Hsu
Although medical images are increasingly evaluated by computational algorithms rather than human observers, the acquisition and reconstruction pipelines that produce them remain largely guided by image-quality principles developed for human interpretation. Yet the information needed for a scientific measurement depends on imaging physics, processing decisions, and the specific quantities extracted downstream. This dissertation investigates task-aligned imaging: treating acquisition, correction, reconstruction, and analysis as interconnected components of a measurement system designed…
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 873 0227 6376 ~ Passcode: 358349. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 12, 2026, 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Robin Shaw
Biomedical Engineering
BIOENGINEERING ELEVATED TALK, CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, "Protein Trafficking and its Therapeutic Opportunities"
Dr. Robin Shaw, Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine; Director, Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute (CVRTI); University of Utah
In person in SMBB 2650!
Protein trafficking is a fundamental determinant of cardiomyocyte architecture, signaling, and stress adaptation, and its disruption contributes directly to heart failure and arrhythmia. This presentation will describe the discovery of cardiac bridging integrator 1 (cBIN1) and the internally translated connexin 43 isoform GJA1-20k, two cardiac proteins that organize distinct but complementary trafficking pathways. cBIN1 sculpts membrane microdomains that coordinate calcium-handling and receptor signaling machinery, whereas GJA1-20k directs microtubule-dependent delivery of connexin 43 and promotes protective mitochondrial remodeling during cellular stress. Loss or…
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 13, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
For more info visit cvrti.utah.edu.
Grad Seminar: Durga Misra
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor Durga Misra, Fellow of IEEE and ECS, Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Topic: TBD.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, November 18, 2026, 3:05 PM – 3:55 PM.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Holiday: Thanksgiving Break
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 – Friday, November 27, 2026.
Spring 2027 - Open enrollment
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, November 30, 2026.
Grad Seminar: JP Park
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor JP Park, Semiconductor Lead and Professor, Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering, University of Nevada-Reno
Topic: TBD.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026, 3:15 PM – 3:55 PM.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 4, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 4, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 10, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Reading day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 11, 2026.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Final exam period
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, December 14, 2026 – Friday, December 18, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu.
Fall 2026 Second Half - Second-half grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, December 15, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu.
PhD Defense: Prashanna Sharma Paneru
Electrical & Computer Engineering
PhD Defense: STUDYING AND ANALYZING THE IMPACTS OF SPACE WEATHER ON MODERN SMART CITIES AND INTERNET OF THINGS TECHNOLOGIES USING HIGH-RESOLUTION FDTD MODELS.
Campus Locations: Merrill Engineering Building - Joseph F. (MEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, December 17, 2026, 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM.
For more info visit utah.zoom.us.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Holiday Recess (Dec 19 - Jan 10)
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Saturday, December 19, 2026 – Sunday, January 10, 2027.
Fall 2026 Full Term - Semester-length grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, December 23, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu.
Holiday: Christmas Day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, December 25, 2026.
Spring 2027 - House Bill 60 registration
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
Spring 2027 First Half Classes - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 11, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 11, 2027.
Spring 2027 First Half Classes - Last day to add, drop, audit
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Spring 2027 First Half Classes - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Last day to add without a permission code
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 15, 2027, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, January 18, 2027.
Spring 2027 - Deadline to apply for graduation
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 22, 2027.
Spring 2027 - Tuition payment due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 22, 2027.
Spring 2027 Term Length - Last day to add, drop, audit
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 22, 2027.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 22, 2027, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Ovijit Chaudhuri
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, January 29, 2027, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.
Spring 2027 - Census deadline
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, February 1, 2027.
Biomedical Engineering Seminar - Dr. Sarang Joshi
Biomedical Engineering
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, February 5, 2027, 11:50 AM – 12:50 PM.